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Aenimal
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0 posted 2005-04-12 03:11 AM


Guatemala '54
the voice of the voiceless was heard
arbenz reclaimed the land, and the people
their livelihoods

until the beast awoke

domination over compensation
demanded United

and truman obliged

beneath 4 birds
the secret serpents were loosed
they slithered in from nicaragua
they slithered in from honduras

trained and armed by the cia
chiquita smiled
subjects safely underfoot

as democracy killed democracy

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Martie
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1 posted 2005-04-12 10:59 AM


Raph

What I said before.....and this is to good to go without reply, I'm glad you reposted it!

"Chiquita smiled
subjects safely underfoot
as democracy killed democracy"

Those three lines knocked me out!

Gentle Spirit
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2 posted 2005-04-12 11:20 AM


trained and armed by the cia
chiquita smiled
subjects safely underfoot

as democracy killed democracy


shaking my head...noddin
yep, what Martie said.
So glad to see you posting more Raph!

I really want to care,
I want to feel something,
let me dig a little deeper
nah, still nothing~
my give a DAMN is busted. Jodee

Corinne
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3 posted 2005-04-12 03:09 PM


Politics is, unfortunately, almost always about putting greed before all else.

Well written, Aenimal!


Corinne

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Gaia
4 posted 2005-04-12 04:11 PM



Dark Angel
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5 posted 2005-04-12 04:47 PM


smiling at you my lil mastermind...

loved this one, thanks for the rp.

miss ya  



mxx


and i knew in the crystalline knowledge of you
~Buckingham/Nicks

vandana
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6 posted 2005-04-12 04:48 PM


good read

Local Rebel
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7 posted 2005-04-12 09:55 PM


the dominoes of the cold war fell on the poor and innocent of the world

doesn't get much colder than that

in Guatamala

burns

Aenimal
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the ass-end of space
8 posted 2005-04-12 11:38 PM


too true Reb. sadly, born and raised on anti-communist propaganda too many lost sight of our own evils, many of which have come back to haunt us

thank you all so much. One of the few writes, actually the only one, i'm completely satisfied with.almost


passing shadows
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9 posted 2005-04-13 03:45 AM


love the new pic

it's a cool write too

Susan Caldwell
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10 posted 2005-04-13 01:56 PM


this:

"the voice of the voiceless was heard"

and...

"domination over compensation"


powerful.  That is what comes to mind when I read the entire write.  

glad you reposted.  

*bigkisses*

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

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